The Mavericks secured their ninth win of the season thanks to their team friendly playing style.
"Yeah it's all going in the right direction for sure. He's working extremely hard. It's been an unusual situation because of training camp and nagging injuries, but he's doing the work and it's showing. We got the kind of team where everybody has got to keep their edge to be where they want to be and he's setting a really strong example."
On the key to their defensive success
"The key was that we buckled down in the second quarter.